Lucknow vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lucknow	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$366	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$985	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$116	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$277	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$144	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.6	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$3493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	62	94
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	3.38M	664K

The cost of living in Lucknow is 84% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 9042nd and 1038th ($366 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th and 3rd in India and the Netherlands, respectively. Check India vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Lucknow compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Lucknow ranked 24th best city to live in India vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6090th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lucknow vs Rotterdam

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	Lucknow	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.29	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.47	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.7	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$207	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.58	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1250	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$722	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.93	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.61	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.2	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1654	$10730

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Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514